Theo Travis is a british flutist who is renowned for his jazz influenced loop improvisations and has iworked with Porcupine Tree, Robert Fripp and David Sylvian, among others. He will release an album he did with Robert Fripp early this year.

Sand Snowman did release two low key LPs on Tonefloat but will have his first hi-profile CD/LP out in Feb/March, with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree singing on two tracks

Fear Falls Burning. : by processing the sounds of his Les Paul guitars through a large and elaborately configured collection effects pedals, Fear Falls Burning produces improvisational music that is by turns meditative, rhythmic and occasionally thunderous. A typical performance begins with a simple, sustained guitar chord. This opening sound seeds the ground from which the entire piece is grown. As the looping and processing techniques are applied, the music evolves, dictating the direction of the performance. Organic variations and imperfections are spontaneously introduced, giving the performance a rich hue of unpredictability. Looped patterns of sound rise and fall, mutated by a succession of realtime treatments. This improvisational technique is the defining characteristic of Fear Falls Burning

Carl Verheyen is a L.A. based session guitarist, who was also a member of SUPERTRAMP and has his own band called the Carl Verheyen Band. He is the author of many instructional books.. In 1996 Carl won the prestigious LA Music Awards category of best Guitarist, while Guitar Magazine called him "One of the top undiscovered guitar players in the World." Carl Verheyen is one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles, known as being a versatile performer of many musical styles. His first solo album was entitled "No Borders." His follow up, "Garage Sale," featured his own vocals, belying a musical direction that Verheyen says is his main focus. “I buy all the hot guitarists’ records, but I end up checking them out once or twice and then filing them. I much prefer listening to a great melody, and vocal music is what I’m most passionate about.”

Deborah Coleman is unquestionably, as USA Today notes, "one of blues music's most exciting young talents." Though she has released four studio albums on the Blind Pig label that have firmly established her as one of the leading lights in the blues field, it has been her knockout live performances that have made her one of the hottest commodities on the contemporary scene.Coleman has earned a well-deserved reputation for raw energy and crowd-pleasing shows. A highly charismatic stage performer, Coleman is able to stretch out in the live setting and demonstrate her considerable guitar skills. USA Today called her a "fiery guitarist who makes the spine tingle with her unbridled raw energy."

Inspired by classic prog giants like PINK FLOYD, GENESIS and KING CRIMSON, Finnish band OVERHEAD formed in the late nineties. Their music is refined and elegant with well-built melodies, clear and powerful vocals quiet and contrasted parts, sophisticated arrangements and great instrumental parts However, OVERHEAD's Progressive rock becomes really innovative and personal, when it's mixed with some strange psychedelic and electronic sequences. The songs are performed with a power not unlike heavy-metal. The ingredients: Seventies keyboards sounds, lively bass parts, elegant vocals, nice flute soli, excellent guitar playing. (Musea)

Pure Reason Revolution is a British rock group formed at the University of Westminster in 2003. Their music incorporates elements of progressive rock (Rick Wakeman has given the band a favourable review) and grunge rock. It has been variously described as 'Astral Folk' and 'New prog'. Members have a shared appreciation for the work of bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Porcupine Tree, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and the Super Furry Animals